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75 Aztec Baby Girl Names

75 Aztec Baby Girl Names

Aztec Baby Girl Names

If you are looking for a baby girl name that is from Aztec origin, we have a huge list for you! Here you will find 75 perfect baby girl names inspired by the Aztec culture with their meanings! 

Most of the baby girl names that landed on this list come from the native language Nahuatl that Aztecs once spoke. You will find that some of these names are honoring the goddesses of this time period and others that have a strong meaning, such as warrior.  

There are also some really cute names meaning princess, little sister, rainbow, and rising star! While others are very Earthy and nature-like , meaning flowers, water, and plants. 

Just for a little back story, when referring to Aztecs, this was a culture in central Mexico (Mesoamerican) from 1300 to the early 1500s. The empire consisted of Tenochtitlan, Texcoco, and Tlacopan. 

Family was extremely important in their culture. Arranged marriages usually happened when men were about 20 years old, and they took great care of the elderly in their community. 

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Aztec Baby Girl Names Starting With A

  • Acuecucyoticihuati: known as the Aztec Goddess of the ocean.
  • Ahuic: known as the Aztec goddess of the water in streams, rivers and waves.
  • Amoxtli: meaning “book”
  • Anacaona: meaning “golden flower”
  • Apozanolotl: known as the Aztec goddess of purity
  • Atlacamani: known as the Aztec Goddess of storms. 
  • Atlacoya: known as the Aztec goddess of drought
  • Atlatonan: known as the Aztec Goddess of earth, also known as Mother Goddess in the Aztec culture 
  • Atlatonin: also known as the Aztec mother goddess
  • Atotoztli: daughter of the Moctezuma (an Aztec Emperor). She was also the Queen of Tenochtitlan.
  • Atzi: meaning “rain”
  • Ayauhteotl: known as the Aztec Goddess of mist and haze. In modern times, this name is used as a character in the popular video game, World of Warcraft.  
  • Azcaxochtzin: was the Queen of Tepetlaoztoc.

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Aztec Baby Girl Names Starting With C

  • Chalchihuitlcue: meaning “ of the jade skirt’, also the name of the Aztec goddess of water.
  • Chalmecacihuilt: known as the Goddess of the Underworld 
  • Chantico: known as the Aztec Goddess of fire.
  • Chiconahui: known as the Aztec Goddess of mythology.
  • Chimalma: meaning  “shield bearer”.
  • Chipahua: meaning “clean and pure”
  • Cihuaton: meaning “small or little woman”
  • Citalic: meaning “rising star”
  • Citlalicue: meaning “star garment”
  • Coatlicue: In Aztec myths, known as the Mother of all Gods.
  • Cozamalotl: meaning “rainbow”
  • Cualli: meaning “good”.
  • Cuicatl: meaning “song”.

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Aztec Baby Girl Names Starting With E

  • Erandi: known as sunrise or dawn in the Aztec culture
  • Erendira: This name is perfect for a baby girl because it means “smiling princess”
  • Etapalli: meaning “wing”
  • Eztli: meaning “blood”

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Aztec Baby Girl Names Starting With H

  • Huixtocihuatl: known as the fertility goddess, may also be called Uixtochihuatl or Uixtociuatl. Aztecs referred to her as the older sister of the rain gods. Stories say that she made her brothers angry so they banished her where there were beds of salt, and she became a goddess.

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Aztec Baby Girl Names Starting With I

  • Ichtaca: meaning “secret”
  • Icnoyotl: meaning “friendship”
  • Ihuicatl: meaning “sky”
  • Ilamatecuhtli: Goddess of death. Some sources say that she is the elderly version of Chalchiuhcihuatl.
  • Ilancueitl: meaning “old woman skirt, was also the wife of the first ruler
  • Itotia: meaning “dance”
  • Ixcuiname: meaning “four sisters” or “four faces”
  • Ixtli: meaning “face”
  • Izel: meaning “unique” 

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Aztec Baby Girl Names Starting With J

  • Jatziri: meaning “dewdrop”

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Aztec Baby Girl Names Starting With M

  • Macuilxóchitl: meaning “five flowers”
  • Mayahuel: childbearing and fertility goddess. She is also associated with maguey, which is a flowering plant that is a cousin to the agave plant. 
  • Metztli: known as the Night Goddess
  • Mizquixaual: meaning “mesquite face paint”

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Aztec Baby Girl Names Starting With N

  • Necahual: meaning “survivor” and was a very common name during this period. 
  • Nenetl: meaning “doll”
  • Ohtli: meaning “champion”

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Aztec Baby Girl Names Starting With O

  • Ome: Tepechpan Queen, meaning  “dual” or “two”. This is a shorter version of Ometeotl which refers to a pair of deities in the Aztec culture. 
  • Omecihuatl: known as the Goddess of all creation

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Aztec Baby Girl Names Starting With P

  • Patli: meaning “medicine”

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Aztec Baby Girl Names Starting With Q

  • Quetzal: meaning “precious flower or queen”
  • Quetzalli: this little girl’s name means ‘beautiful feather”

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Aztec Baby Girl Names Starting With S

  • Sugey: meaning “sunlight”

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Aztec Baby Girl Names Starting With T

  • Tayanna: Religious families may choose this girls name because it means “gift from God”
  • Teicuih: If you are having a second daughter, this name is appropriate because it means “younger sister”.
  • Tlazohtzin meaning “loved one”, how perfect for a baby girl! 
  • Toci: meaning “grandmother” and is the name of an earth Goddess. She was also called Tlalli lyollo or heart of the Earth. 
  • Tonalnan: “mother of light”
  • Tozi: Aztec goddess of healing 
  • Tzitzamitl: know as “grandmother Goddess of the sky”

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Aztec Baby Girl Names Starting With X

  • Xiuhcoatl: The Aztec name meaning “comet”
  • Xochicotzin: meaning “fire serpent”
  • Xochil: meaning “flower” 
  • Xochiyotl: meaning “heart of a gentle flower”
  • Xoco: Another great option for a second daughter meaning “younger sister”
  • Xocotzin: meaning “youngest daughter”

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Aztec Baby Girl Names Starting With Y

  • Yaotl: meaning “soldier, warrior, or defender”
  • Yaretzi: Meaning “you will always be loved”
  • Yolihuali: This baby girl name means “source of life”
  • Yolihuani: meaning  “life”
  • Yolotli: meaning “heart”
  • Yoloxochitl: meaning “flower of the heart”

Aztec Baby Girl Names Starting With Z

  • Zeltzin: meaning “delicate”
  • Zyanya: meaning “forever” or “always”

We hope that after you have combed through all 75 Aztec names for girls that you are feeling inspired and have chosen the perfect name for your new baby girl! Some of these meanings are very powerful and if you are looking for a way to honor your Aztec heritage, there are plenty of names to choose from! 

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